Make a small gift box from one piece of walnut. Learn how to make this box with mitered corners and a bookmatched top. We designed and built this simple gift box that features a book matched top. You can build this project using just one 3/4′ x 3-1/2′ x 24″ piece of stock. This box is made from one 3/4″ x 3-1/2″ x 24″ board. This is a perfect project for those scrap pieces laying around your shop that are too small for most projects, but too interesting to throw away. You can also use the same plan and techniques to build larger versions of this box. Resawing with a bandsaw is the key technique used to make this box.
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